A Piper PA-46 crashed into a field north of the airport shortly after taking off around 8 a.m., according to the FAA. The pilot was the airplane’s only passenger, the agency said.

In March, five people were injured when a small plane took off from Lancaster Airport and crashed in the parking lot of Brethren Village Retirement Community in Lititz. No one on the ground was hurt during that crash, but several cars were badly damaged.